Community

From its beginnings, Herington has been a hub for a number of rail lines, including the Rock Island, the Cotton Belt Route, Southern Pacific, and currently Union Pacific Railroad. Union Pacific still uses Herington as a system hub to this day. In recent years Herington has begun to transform into a recreation destination, with numerous opportunities for fishing and camping at the Herington Lake, which covers 367 surface acres and the Herington Reservoir, which covers 555 surface acres. The City is also the western terminus for the Flint Hills Trail, a state park that stretches stretches for 119 miles across east-central Kansas, from Osawatomie in the east to Herington in the west, and passes through communities including Rantoul, Ottawa, Pomona, Vassar, Osage City, Miller, Admire, Allen, Bushong, and Council Grove.